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Ethnic and Community Media: Dealing with Difference
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan
March 28, 2009
01:09:02
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, Carolyn Ji Jong Goossen, and Shruti Swamy examine the history, purpose, and politics of ethnic and community media outlets.
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Britain and the Seven Years War
Eliga H. Gould
September 14, 2005
00:57:16
Eliga H. Gould, professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, discusses this broader dimension and the impact that the Seven Years War's global character had on British and American politics.
China and India: Future of Past Traditions
Vishakha N. Desai
February 7, 2007
01:05:00
Dr. Vishakha N. Desai focuses on a selection of artists from China and India and discusses their work in the context of a changing world order while examining their roots in traditional art practices.
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Voices from the Moderate Muslim Majority
Ali S. Asani
March 15, 2007
01:21:24
Ali Asani and Mona Eltahawy explore the tensions within modern Islam and how we can better understand them.
Peace and Tolerance: The Dalai Lama on Education
Tenzin Gyatso
May 9, 2007
01:01:00
The Dalai Lama discusses living a life of peace and tolerance and the limits of education at Smith College.
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Fragments of Grace: My Search for Meaning in South Asia
Pamela Constable
June 18, 2004
00:51:55
Pamela Constable reads from and discusses her book, Fragments of Grace. For four and a half years, Constable, a veteran foreign correspondent and award-winning author, traveled through South Asia on assignment for the Washington Post.
Bombay Sex Trade: The Day My God Died
Laura Lederer
December 9, 2004
00:57:53
Laura Leder and Brigitte Cazalis Collins expose the child sex trade industry in Bombay after a screening of , an independent film on the same issue.
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Under Her Skin: How Girls Experience Race in America
Pooja Makhijani
March 10, 2005
01:08:49
Pooja Makhijani, Patricia Goodwin, Judith Chalmer, and Lisa Drostova read from Under Her Skin: How Girls Experience Race in America, an anthology of essays by women that explore through a child's lens the sometimes savage, sometimes innocent, and always complex ways in which race shapes Ameri
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Irani and Sidhwa on the Song of Kahunsha
Bapsi Sidhwa
May 2, 2007
00:53:13
Bapsi Sidhwa and Anosh Irani, two of the most highly praised contemporary Indian authors, discuss their new work.
Shubha Mudgal: Gender and Art in South Asia
Shubha Mudgal
October 15, 2008
01:07:20
Musician Shubha Mudgal explores how gender and art interact and intersect in South Asia.